Posts tagged "frisky q and a"

Like most Americans, I learned absolutely nothing about money in school (save for that time we had to buy and trade fake Apple stock in the sixth grade), so I've made my fair share of half-assed attempts at reading personal finance books, most of which I retained nothing from. When I opened Rich Bitch, however, it wa…

Dr. Rebecca Gomperts is a physician, artist, human rights activist, and founder of organizations Women on Waves and Women on Web, which are featured in the documentary "Vessel." The organizations provide safe abortion options to women living in countries with restrictive abortion laws. Gomperts launched the Women on Waves, which…

Lingerie brand Secrets In Lace turns back the clock to a time when lingerie was beautifully made to last. The brand is the world's largest seller of 100% nylon stockings, which are manufactured on the same machines once…

We've all seen wizards playing quidditch on broomsticks in the "Harry Potter" films, but these days, quidditch is a very real sport on college campuses across the world. The new documentary "Mudbloods" explores the root of the sport's growth from a fantasy on a book page to a real-life…

The phrase "family values" tends to conjure up images old white dudes with traditional nuclear families imploring us to "think of the children" despite actively ignoring the plight of thousands of American kids growing up in poverty or with a poor shot at education - essentially, people who are not concerned with the wellbeing of…

Most recent grads can agree that no matter how prepared we try to be, the world is pretty tough to make sense of after leaving the cozy confines of campus. When best friends Jessica Pan and Rachel Kapelke-Dale graduated from Brown University, they had no idea what to expect from post-college life, and on their…

I guess, in our post-"Harry Potter" world, a lot of people would be really excited when a new movie comes out starring Daniel Radcliffe. Alas, I am not one of those people. When I heard about the cast for the new rom-com "What If," I was more excited about Zoe Kazan.

Motherhood. We all have a vision in mind of what it's supposed to look like: warm, nurturing, saccharine, even beatific. Even the messier versions we allow — frazzled new parent anxiety, daylight zombies — still position the mother as with-it and in control. But what about the mothers who are anything but in control? What…

Mother's Day is when advertising distills motherhood down to home-cooked brunch, a bracelet, or a fragrant bouquet. But for far too many people, the relationship with their mom is a complicated one. Not all mothers have been nurturing and caring; not all daughters and sons have overcome the trauma of their childhoods as adults. There…

Last week we published an article called "Why I Stopped Washing My Hair (And So Should You!)" by Rebecca Vipond Brink. The post generated a lot of discussion -- and a TON of questions. So we brought Rebecca back to answer all your most pressing no 'poo questions, from worries about unwashed hair…

You have to be living under a rock to have never seen an Essie nail polish: they're a staple of modern woman-dom, a nail paint that you can find in nearly every pharmacy and even J.Crew!. But did you know that there's a real Essie behind the global brand? Essie Weingarten is the founder and…

Once upon a time long ago in a land far away ... well, okay, it was 2005 on Bravo ... there was the world's most friendly and energetic designer, Nick Verreos. Although he was eliminated on episode 10 (boo), his involvement on the show shot his line, Nikolaki, co-designed with his partner David Paul,…

A show of hands: who had to read The Great Gatsby in school? Most of us, right? You're probably overly familiar with the tale of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, if not from high school English class then from the Baz Luhrman spectacle in theaters this past summer. I hope you still have room i…

Before she transcribed this interview, our intern told me that she wasn't entirely sure who Anita Hill was. I could hardly blame her. Even with a segment on the Anita Hill testimony during a gender studies class in college, I didn't know too much about Anita Hill myself. The new documentary,"ANITA," revisits Anita Hill'…

If you've done any reading on the Internet about the business of sex work, chances are you've come across Melissa Gira Grant. She's written about sex, politics, labor and tech everywhere from the UK's Guardian to The Atlantic to Jezebel and Valleywag, making her one of the top intellectuals to turn to…

You know Avital Norman Nathman as the columnist behind Mommie Dearest, our feminist parenting column. But Avital is also the "mom" of her first book, The Good Mother Myth: Redefining Motherhood To Fit Reality. The anthology explores the same ground she writes about here on The Frisky, like teen parents,…

After being the subject of a 2011 Marie Claire profile, writer and activist Janet Mock decided to tell her story in her own words. And what a story it is. Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, is out this week. It's a brave, honest and gripping memoir…

Seeing your novel be made into a mainstream film is one thing. But teaching two of Hollywood's biggest stars how to bake your mother's pie recipe? Joyce Maynard has the life. Maynard is the author of Labor Day, a novel about an agoraphobic, fragile single mom who is brought out of her…

One upon a time, the phrase "domestic diva" referred to Martha Stewart and stereotypes of 1950's housewives. But you may have noticed recently that all your friends are knitting and growing their own kale. Your cousin is raising chickens in her backyard. Your mom is making her own pickles and selling them on Etsy. And…

Tania Castellano was seven-years-old when she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, an aggressive cancer of the nervous system. Despite the diagnosis -- and the harrowing treatments -- Talia pressed on with the business of living. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, Talia reveled in her favorite activity -- playing with makeup -- and created a thriving YouTube…

Taking a page out of those girls you went to high school with who can't stop smugly posting every detail of their perfect lives on Facebook, Lady Gaga shaded America's youngest grandma Taylor Swift just perfectly on Twitter yesterday. It all started when Jaime King's unborn child's godmother tweeted about Gaga, using the preferred…